American Farmland Trust - Pennsylvania Senate Republican Caucus

PATRICIA C. HUSHON
12? KATHRYN DRIVE
RED LION, YORK COLNTY,
PENNSYLVANIA
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Honodble Mike Brubalet, Chair
Agnoltre dd R@l AfIais CoEmitte
Hnisbug, PA 17120-3036
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I wit€ ro you today to slwe ny suppor( for Govmo Ed Rendell s nminaliot of
Ruell R€ddi.8 {or Pemsylvdia s{rcttry of Aeicultrc' Mr' R€dding is a comined
plblic sfldl who hs sFnl lhe pdst l5 yeas helping lead the P€msylvdie Depetned
of Agricuh@. dd th€i. is no belr€r peMn to guide this dgency.
As Sdr€ia.y, Mr. Reddins binss *ifi hin insishl on prcduclion agricult@, oNM€r
issues, coneealion of our .alual F$ucei agti@1tu61 educarioq mster developmcnl.
ubm asicultMl ioiliaiiv* md lhe nmes of rual lemsylleia ln addition, Mr.
R€ddins would be . huge Nel to P€msylveia as ou Asnoulturc S{rettv becse of
his extdsive qrenem in worting with divN st keholdd Sxoups on rc8ion l, stat€
ad n tional isues. P.msylveia's unique g@gmphy dd extosiv€ aericultubl djvdilv
rcqniE r l€ader who ce work bolh here at hone dd b€yond our state's bordef - dd I
believe Mr. Redding is the leader who c$ do this.
I nave per$naUy h.d ihe pl@snrc of workins wiih Rs€U fld youth lhat N int@sled
md ctrenlly puhuing c'lt4 lhe asri€ulual indu*ry for ov€r l0 v@s A 6.ld lhat
w dl rcalia is vilal to €ach of 'n us s individuals as {ell as lo lhe €cooonic 8F*4h and
stabiliry ofde comonw.llh. Russell h6 dMys bed . shong suppon€r of voulh
activilis dd prcnotd ofou state s ptoe@ dd inslituliod thst oild a8licultual
ed@aiioo, Mmy youg adults od€ntly in th€ asricullm inddrv foud tn€n initial
sleps in ou siale s prcgeq activiti$ dd utivesitid. Rusell h6 olMvs be@ a shong
sppod€r in the depanndt s well s his pNnal life dd his dedicadon k
lmatched. Rusell is a mle nodel for ou youth dd a slrong suppoter of aU
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I ak for you suppod 10 connd RsPll Redding s our nexl S€cElarv of Aelic'nlllt' e
that he dd the Depanmdt cd snli.E thei. good woit. I would b€ dailabL for dt